Upcoming Election

Candidate Info

On this page we'll list all the upcoming races we know about and all of the Democratic candidates running for those offices as well as links to where you can get info about those candidates.

Keep in mind that we do the best we can, but there are other professional web sites where you can find upcoming election and candidate info including:

The league of women voters Vote 411 site: https://www.vote411.org/
https://ballotpedia.org/

The candidate info below is relevant for the upcoming

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Primary Election

Note that for now, we're focusing on the CD4 primary election as that's the one that is contested. Other races so far have only one Democrat running. We'll add the rest a little later.

US House Of Representatives Congressional District 4 (Our district)

John Blake
Rachel Peace

The Other Non-Competitive Races in the Primary

Candidates for the Democratic Nomination,
US House of Representatives Congressional District 4

Which of these people do we want to take on, and hopefully unseat Chris Smith, whose been there for 45 years?

We've collected all sorts of information about the four candidates running for the CD4 nomination so that you can check it all out and decide for yourself who the best person to take on Chris Smith is. This includes audio and video from recent forums.

If you have additional info you want added to this page, please drop is an email and we'll add it.

NOTE: In February 2026, the Monmouth County Democrats voted to endorse Rachel Peace in the primary race. You may choose to use this info in deciding who to vote for, but you should definitely check out the candidates for yourself and make your own decision.

Forums and Articles to help you compare the candidates

John Blake

General Info:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blake4congress2026/

Email: johnblake4congress@gmail.com

Rachel Peace

General Info:

Main web site: https://www.peace4shore.com

Email: rachel@peace4shore.com

Campaign Manager: frank@peace4shore.com

Donate link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/peace-4-shore

Social Media:

Instagram: @peace4shore

TikTok: @.peace4shore

Primary Candidates in non-competitive races

While nobody is running against these people in the primary, you should still show up and vote for them.

Here's the list of the other people running in this primary election. We'll be adding more info about these candidates soon, but since they are running unopposed, not a lot of research is needed yet. Stay tuned as we get closer to the general election.

US Senate

Cory Booker

Monmouth County Commissioners

Chelsea Tanner

Sofia J. Ugarte

Monmouth County Surrogate

Anthony L. Cherry